Ruidoso Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Usery Mountain Regional Park near Desert Vista Estates III, AZ. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,709 – 1,759 ft2.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Spillway Trail 33.45200, -111.59696
Nearest town Desert Vista Estates III, AZ
Directions
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Ruidoso Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 45 min
Elevation 1,709–1,759 ft
Out & Back · Usery Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: Spillway Trail · 33.45200, -111.59696
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Spillway, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Ruidoso Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Spillway, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
54% dirt46% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 6:49 PM
More from Spillway Trail Trailhead
- Channel Trail–Levee Trail, 4 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- County Line Trail–Ruidoso Trail Loop, 3 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Crismon Wash Trail–Levee Trail, 3 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 110 ft
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